The New York Times Crossword

ACROSS

1 Unlike sheep 13 Slangy phrase following an unpopular opinion

14 “Oh my stars!” 15 Small bits of progress 16 Kind of student 17 Actress Amanda 18 ___ Diaz, detective on

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” 19 Emulate Beyoncé in

2003

22 Spanish title: Abbr. 23 Press, informally 24 Ben-___

25 Usual practice 27 Leaves back at the

house, maybe

29 Kind of diet that can help lower blood pressure

32 Sings like Mary Poppins

33 Word in many Emmy

categories

35 Smaller than small 37 Becomes 42-Down 38 Strip

39 Carry-___

40 Its end might be lamented

41 Reason to raise one’s

hand

44 Basic chords

46 Kind of rug that’s bad

to lose an earring in 47 Crosspiece in a grate,

often

49 Org. for the L.A. Galaxy

50 Title song character who’s asked “Did your mom get back from her business trip?” 51 Healthy soup base 55 Provider of sensory

deprivation

56 One strategy for responding to allegations

DOWN

1 Crush alternative 2 Disencumbers

3 Ones making periodical changes, for short 4 Charms

5 Takes some hits 6 Do-si-do do

7 Valuable contacts 8 Org. opposing school

vouchers

9 Part of a forest that can grow as fast as two feet a day 10 Frequently ranked

octet

11 “Like that’s gonna

happen!”

12 ___ Thunberg, Time’s youngest Person of the Year

13 Language from which

we get “karma” 14 Heroine in Verdi’s “Il

Trovatore”

15 Get carried away 19 Showing more nerve 20 Warms (up)

21 Points of interest for

epidemiologists 24 Knight cap

26 Smears

28 What school lunch is often depicted as in cartoons

30 Tip for increasing

productivity

31 Caddy alternative 34 Excessively theatrical 36 Invitation from a

driver

37 Unexpected blessing 41 Striking

42 Like Jabba the Hutt 43 “Calvin and Hobbes”

conveyance

45 Bronze, e.g. 46 Poker-faced

48 Rest (on)

50 Obsessive fan, slangily 52 Skosh

53 Took a course, say 54 Abbr. in many an

office building address